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Vol. 7 No. 6 Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne February 1987
A dream celebrated
Celebrating the life and dream of slain civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. occasioned many happy and spirited moments, the week of Jan. 15-23, and IPFW was at the center of several events. In the photograph at the right, senior voice student Grace Spruiell is accompanied by Rebekah Bower. They were among the IPFW music students who performed during a Sunday afternoon concert at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. In the photograph below right, three of the organizers and participants in the Afro-American Heritage Bowl, sponsored by the IPFW Black Collegian Caucus, discuss the successful event. More chairs had to be hauled into Walb Memorial Union Ballroom to accommodate the audience, which numbered more than 200. Five-member teams from Anderson College, Taylor University, and IPFW competed. Pamela Elliott, administrative assistant in the IU School of Dentistry, coordinated activitites. Pictured are, from left, William Montgomery, coordinator of multicultural services at Taylor; Gregory E. Bell, assistant professor of education at IPFW; and Michael Edmonds, an IPFW student, who was a member of the winning team.
Black history month observed
February is black history month, and the IPFW campus again this year is offering activitites that promote understanding of Afro-American history and heritage. Among the events planned is a luncheon rap with black alumni at noon, Feb. 12 in the Fairfield and Columbia Rooms of Walb Memorial Union. For information about other activities, call (219) 481-6830.
Inside Intercom: Mystery solved, Page 1 Women's Center, Page 2
A tale of Lucile
Walfred J. Larson of Bellevue, Wash., wanted to return some long-missing property to Lucile of Fort Wayne. However, he had never seen her nor did he know her whereabouts or her name. Luckily, the reference librarians at IU Bloomington and IPFW were able to help. Lucile is a lyric drama written by Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, first earl of Lytton, under the pen name of Owen Meredith. What Lucile is missing are two illustrations-reproductions of watercolor paintings by T. McIlvaine. Helen Loos Larson removed the prints for framing before donating the book to an Indiana University library in 1969. Wrote her son to IU on Nov. 18, "forever after she felt a little guilty about defacing the book-for she did enjoy and honor good books … remembering my mother's stated wish that she could somehow return the prints to the book, I have enclosed Xerox copies of the prints; if you can make a match, I will send the originals along." Unfortunately, Larson did not know the title, and his mother died in 1981. Ellen Rudolph, IU library's gifts librarian, Bloomington, searched for Helen Larson's name in the files of the IU general and rare and special collections as well as the IU Foundation with no luck. Rudolph wrote an apologetic note to Larson on Dec. 2, telling him that the IU Bloomington library did not have the book. Since Larson's mother had lived in Fort Wayne at the time of the donation, Rudolph decided to forward the inquiry to Larry Griffin, IPFW director of library services. When Griffin received news of the search for the unknown book, he had a few more leads. Tony Shipps, IU English, theatre, and drama librarian, did some detective work and Rudolph included his findings in her accompanying letter. Shipps discovered that McIlvaine's illustrations were copyrighted in 1893 by Frederic A. Stokes Co., and after more research, stumbled upon the book, Lucile, filled with such prints, and wondered if this might be the book in question. Wrote Rudolph, "He stressed that this is a wild guess and should not be considered as the book she gave." Shipps' "wild guess" was right. Ted Hunsberger, assistant director for administrative services, found the book in IPFW's Helmke Library. He remembered that Louise Sample, reference librarian at the time, had accepted a stack of books from Helen Larson. He particularly remembered Lucile because "she made a point of telling us what a good book it was, and that she wanted to make sure a library got it." Since the spine binding was frayed, the library staff wanted to repair it. "The illustrations were very unusual, and primarily because of this, we thought it should be restored," Hunsberger said. The book was not rebound as this would have destroyed the original cover. Griffin wrote to Larson on Dec. 23 with the good news. Helen Loos Larson's name and date of donation were in the front of the book. Griffin noted that "the illustrations are extraordinary; I can understand why your mother wanted to frame them." The originals are now ready to be reunited with Lucile. Pauline Hunsberger, Helmke Library archivist, will "tip" the prints into the book using glue. The process will not disturb the other pages. To all who worked to locate the book and make the late Helen Larson's wish come true, a quote from the last pages of Lucile: "That hope't is your part to aid towards achievement, to save from reverse … I go to my work: you to yours."
Pauline Hunsberger carefully glues lost illustration into book.
INTERCOM February 1987
Alumni events
March sampler: emerald isle to the shores of sex
This year's International Dinner will surely put you in the mood for the "wearing of the green" on St. Patrick's Day. The theme is "A Taste of Ireland," and you're promised a typical Irish corned beef dinner plus entertainments and displays on Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m. in Walb Ballroom. The event is the eighth annual dinner hosted by IPFW Arts and Letters and the IU Alumni Association. During dinner, David J. Shaul, assistant professor of English, will play Irish airs on the harp. After dinner will come an exuberant performance of Irish jigs and reels by the Shuffle Creek Dancers, a troupe from Bloomington. Displays will feature Irish handicrafts, art, textiles, and musical instruments. Reservations may be made by calling the IPFW Alumni Office, at 481-6807; the cost is $9.75 for adults, and $7.75 for children 12 and younger. June Reinisch, director of the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, will speak to education alumni, teachers, and community members at the second annual IU Education Alumni Conference, Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Walb Ballroom. Reinisch, a developmental psycho-biologist known for her work on the behavioral influences of exposure to prenatal hormones, is the Kinsey Institute's third director. After Alfred Kinsey's death, Paul H. Gebhard, an anthropologist who had been a key member of the Kinsey team, assumed directorship. Reinisch came in 1982 and immediately broadened the organization's scope, changed the name to the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, and started a syndicated newspaper column on sexuality, "The Kinsey Report." The Institute has become more visible in recent years. Reinisch has encouraged and won media attention. Stories about her and the Institute have appeared in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including Newsweek, People, Omni, Cosmopolitan, Psychology Today, and The New York Times. In addition, Reinisch has been featured prominently in The Human Animal, a book by Phil Donahue. She has appeared on dozens of radio and television programs, and the public has seen glimpses of a wide range of Institute activities. According to Reinisch, all of this is "very, very exciting." Preceding Reinisch's presentation, the IU Alumni Association and the IPFW division of education will give the Distinguished Education Alumnus Award to Cleo Fox. Fox, an IU at Fort Wayne education graduate, is a third-grade teacher at Southwick Elementary School in the East Allen County Schools district.
DIRECTIONS Pathways To Educational Opportunities
About 4,500 students from high schools and junior high/middle schools in northeastern Indiana are expected to attend a super Saturday event at the Grand Wayne Center, March 18. It's called "Directions: pathways to educational opportunities," and it represents a new community effort to promote post-secondary education. Sponsors are Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Community Schools, and WPTA, Channel 21. The program goes far beyond the usual college fair to include: • 120 exhibits and representatives from Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio colleges; • 18 interest sessions on topics students and parents need to know; • access to a computerized database of college information; and • opportunities for parents and students to talk with college representatives and high-school guidance counselors. Announcements will soon begin on WPTA-TV, Channel 21, and a special supplement in the Fort Wayne newspapers will appear a week before the event. IPFW representatives on the coordinating committee are Marian K. Adair, director of career services; Richard M. Bellows, director of financial aid; Mark A. Franke, assistant dean, academic services; and Donna J. Worthley, director of Student Academic Counseling Services.
Perspective By Donna J. Middleton
With the opening of the Women's Center, IPFW has added a valuable service for a large segment of its student population: the returning adult woman. Historically, adult women have found it hard to come to a decision about attending college; and, once admitted, they have experienced problems not faced by adult males and younger students. Complicating their student roles have been the concurrent needs to manage homes, raise children, and work outside the home-sometimes as a family's sole wage-earner. These responsibilities, plus feelings of guilt about spending less time with their families and fears of not being able to compete scholastically with younger students, have caused potentially good students to give up before they've really begun. When support and encouragement are available, adult women learn quite quickly to cope and become successful college students. The Women's Center is now available to provide such support and encouragement in ways small and large. Perhaps what's needed is simply an accurate bit of information or a proper referral. On the other hand, there may be broader needs for special programs or support groups. The center is staffed by adult women students who have dealt with typical problems and become successful students; their knowledge, gained through experience and training, is a valuable asset to other adult women students. Since the Women's Center's Nov. 19 opening, 103 women have phoned or visited to ask questions, find help for a specific problem, use the reference materials, or simply to express delight that IPFW has made such a service available. The number of contacts has been surprising to the staff, considering that the Center was closed during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's holidays. As a result of these contacts, the Women's Center has been able to determine some specific needs and has developed several programs to deal with these needs. Already in progress are math-anxiety and parenting-support groups, a drop-in discussion group, and a basic home-repair workshop. Special events during February include a display in the Center on "Black Women in History" and a program for Black History month, sponsored with the office of minority affairs. In addition to providing services for adult woman students, the Women's Center is taking an active part in providing programs for women in the community. On opening day two programs, entitled "New Directions for Women," discussed: (1) career options, present and future; (2) women who have been, who are, and who will be successful in college; and (3) where and how to begin individual goal setting. Attending were 120 women from Fort Wayne and surrounding communities, many of whom expressed appreciation for the very informative and stimulating program. It is hoped that programs such as these will have an impact in encouraging adult women to attend college. Realistically, we would not expect to see enrollment results before fall 1987. However, we were pleasantly surprised to learn that nine of the women attending the Nov. 19 workshop who were not then enrolled, registered for spring classes. Middleton, who joined the IPFW staff in 1971, is the campus equal employment opportunity officer.
AROUND IPFW
Publications/Presentations
Richard Hess, associate professor of communication, will present a paper, "Political Nominating Conventions and the 'Telereal'," at the 91st annual meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters in Ann Arbor, Feb. 27-28. Kathleen Rassuli, visiting lecturer in marketing, is co-writer with Stanley C. Hollander, professor of marketing at Michigan State University, of "Desire-Induced, Innate, Insatiable?" This article was published in the fall 1986 Journal of Macromarketing. Mitchell Sherr, assistant professor of supervision, presented two papers at the Women in Higher Education: Tradition, Transitions, and Revolutions Conference in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 21-23. The papers were titled, "A Survey of the Impact of Federal Policy Decisions on Equal Pay/Comparable Worth Practices in Higher Education" and "Sexual Harassment in Higher Education." Seven faculty members from the department of computer technology have roles in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Computer Science Conference and Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Technical Symposium in St. Louis, Feb. 17-21. Robert Barrett, associate professor and associate dean of ETN, is a session and panel chair. Dale Hockensmith, assistant professor, will deliver a paper, "Coordination of Systems Development Courses," and Robert Leeper, assistant professor, will present an abstract, "Conducting a Survey of Community Computer Resources." Also, Karl Rehmer, assistant professor, will give a paper, "A Course in Computer System Planning," and an abstract, "A Geometry Package in Ada." Linda Rising, assistant professor, will present an abstract, "A Comparison of Two Object-oriented Design Methodologies," and she will serve on a panel on professionalism. "Property Computation in Grapple" is the abstract that Bob Sedlmeyer, associate professor, will present, and Mark Temte, assistant professor, will give a paper, "An Application to Support a Course in Numerical Analysis." C. Jack Quinn, chair and professor of manufacturing technology, presented a paper titled "Technology Curriculum-An Academic View" at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers annual meeting in New York City Jan. 18-21. Quinn is also chair of a workshop to train program evaluators. "Location of Main Ideas in English Composition Texts" written by Michael F. O'Hear, director of transitional studies, Richard N. Ramsey, associate professor of English and linguistics, and Valli E. Pherson, was accepted for publication in Stanford University's Research in the Teaching of English. "The Substantive Value of Main Idea Statements in Sociology Texts," written by Patrick J. Ashton, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, and O'Hear has been accepted for publication in the Forum for Reading.
Phillip A. Kennell
Appointments
Beverly W. Bell, assistant professor of education, will be a commissioner for the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. A three-person commission considers program descriptions and makes accreditation decisions. Matthew M. Kubik, assistant professor of civil and architectural engineering technology, was elected president of the Fort Wayne chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Mary B. Brant, director of activities and Walb Union Building coordinator, is president of Fort Wayne Sister Cities Committee. She also was reappointed to a three-year term as a state representative with Sister Cities International. Phillip A. Kennell has been named director of international services, a post in which he will recruit international students and coordinate special services to assist them. He will also work to develop academically sound programs whereby junior college graduates can complete bachelor's degrees at IPFW. Kennell has been director of admissions at IPFW since 1976. Karl F. Zimmerman, associate director of admissions, has been named acting director. David R. Skelton has been named associate director of university development, working with Leonard P. Iaquinta, director of development. Skelton, former director of athletics, will expand his fund-raising focus to include not only athletics but also campus-wide development projects. He will continue to teach in the division of education. Arnie Ball, assistant director of athletic programs, will be acting director of intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational programs. Judith M. Clinton, executive director of university relations, was elected secretary of Cable Access Inc., a local non-profit organization offering matching grants for public-access, cable-television productions. Douglas Wartzok, professor and chair of biological sciences, is editor-in-chief and chairman of the board of editors of Marine Mammal Science, a leading journal in the field of marine mammal studies. He is also a member of the board of governors of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. Mark Crouch, associate professor and coordinator, division of labor studies, was recently elected by the Fraternal Order of Police and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association to represent members of the police department on the Fort Wayne Police Merit Commission. Crouch was secretary of a special Ad-hoc Task Force to review promotion procedures in the Fort Wayne Police Department. Crouch also attended the University and College Labor Education Association Midwest/Southern Regional Professional Development Conference in Toledo, Dec. 11-13, where he and John Russo of Youngstown State University delivered a presentation on "What's Different This Time: Business Led Economic Development."
Grants/Donations
Judith DiIorio, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, has received an IPFW summer grant to study women's amateur sports in Fort Wayne. Young C. Chen, assistant professor of biological sciences, has received a $5,000 grant to continue his project titled "Effect of Ribavivin on Phenotypic Reversion of Mammalian Cells Transfered by RNA Tumor Viruses." The grant was financed by the American Cancer Society and the Indiana Elks.
Honors/Awards
IPFW has received a certificate of appreciation for valued services from the Fort Wayne area chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. Laverne Ludden, assistant professor of supervision, is president of the Fort Wayne area chapter.
Intercom is published monthly by IPFW News Bureau and Publications, Kettler Hall 111, Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne (IPFW), 2101 Coliseum Boulevard East, Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805-1499.
Briefly noted
• A mixed-media art exhibit, "Renard: A Day in the Life," by AnnMarie LeBlanc, assistant professor of fine arts, will open Feb. 6 and continue through Feb. 28 in the fine arts auditorium, 1026 W. Berry St. There will be a reception for the artist, Feb. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. LeBlanc's works includes computer-generated, photo silk-screened, airbrushed, color pencil, and pastel. The auditorium is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. • The Illinois Arts Trio, a cellist, pianist, and violinist from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, will perform Feb. 8, at 8 p.m., in Neff Recital Hall. The program includes trios by Dvorak and Shostakovitch. • The IPFW Jazz Ensemble will perform Feb. 26, at 8 p.m., in Neff Recital Hall. • Masson Robertson, associate professor of music, will present a piano recital Feb. 28, at 8 p.m., in Neff Recital Hall. Robertson's program includes music of Beethoven and Chopin. • Sister Mary Virginia Orna will discuss Uncovering the Secrets of Medieval Artists through Chemistry at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 20, in Kettler 108A. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Northeast Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society. For information, call (219) 481-6289. Orna, a chemistry professor at the College of New Rochelle, is studying medieval blue pigments and pigment analysis of medieval manuscripts.
REGISTRATION WAS MADE EASIER during January's late-registration period thanks to the new information table in the Kettler Hall lobby. Debra D. Walker, secretary to Assistant Dean of Academic Services Mark A. Franke, in the center of the photograph, aids a student.
Student's slogan snaps a salute to FORTE II
FORTE … A Salute to USArts is the winning entry in the FORTE II slogan contest, announced Linda Ruffolo, chair of the second-annual fine arts festival. Dotti DiYanni, of Fort Wayne, submitted the winning slogan. DiYanni, an IPFW student and an employee of Navistar Corp., won $100 for her creative contribution to this year's festival, which will be Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31, on the IPFW campus. DiYanni's slogan was picked from among 147 entries. The contest entrants ranged in age from 9 to 75, and entries were received from throughout northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio. Contestants were required to create a slogan that touched on the FORTE II theme of American art and artists. The FORTE II color scheme is red, white, and blue. FORTE II is sponsored by IPFW and the Fort Wayne Fine Arts Foundation, and partially financed by a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission. For more information about FORTE II, call Liffy Franklin, IPFW director of community relations and assistant to the chancellor, at (219) 481-6115. Dotti DiYanni
Pinter play erupts sin, secrets
Joel K. Murray, assistant professor of theatre, directs Harold Pinter's comedy of menace, "The Homecoming," opening Feb. 20 at Purdue Indiana Theatre. Performances continue Feb. 21, 26, 27, and 28, and March 5, 6, and 7. In the six-member cast for the 1965 British play are James Hodgin, Jeff Moore, Jim Nelson, John Swinehart, Michael Bowman, and Ruth Bowman. Michael Bowman is instructor in communication, and Ruth Bowman is associate faculty in theatre and PIT costumer. Moore recently was a finalist at the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships competition in Columbus, Ohio, as part of the American College Theatre Festival. Murray described Pinter's play as "an absorbing and disturbing theatrical adventure about a family of pimps, prostitutes, and butchers who are visited by another family member and his wife. It is a bitterly humorous, naturalistic nightmare in which the improbable is a way of life." Upcoming at PIT is "The Women," Clare Boothe Luce's acid-tongued comedy about class divisions, women's faithful and not-so-faithful relationships with men, and how these relationships are fractured and reflected in women's friendships. Auditions for "The Women" will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, and at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9, in Kettler G38 on the IPFW campus. Auditioners should be prepared to return for callbacks. Rehearsals will begin Feb. 16, and production dates are April 10 through April 25. Director Larry L. Life, assistant professor of theatre, seeks an all-female cast of 25-35 actors, ages 16 and older, several of whom may play multiple roles. Scripts of "The Women" are available from the department of communication and theatre; to reserve a script, call (219) 481-6825. All PIT performances are at 8 p.m. in the theatre on the ground floor of Kettler Hall on the IPFW campus. Tickets are $5 for general admission, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for students. For reservations, call the PIT box office, Tuesdays through Saturdays, the weeks of performances, at (219) 481-6555.
SPOTLIGHT ON STAFF Alan Federman
When Alan Federman plunged into computing, it was a "sink-or-swim situation," he recalls. And he was quite literally at sea-aboard a cruise ship outfitted with computer equipment for the scientific analysis of abyssal tephra layers (volcanic ash). A graduate student at the University of Rhode Island at the time, Federman retains "bad memories of being handed a big box of programming cards-totally cryptic-and being told to get the program going in two weeks." Though he had been poorly motivated (and received no credit) in the only undergraduate computer class he had ever taken, Federman obviously rose to the challenge. Without further urging, he became a computer aficionado. His master's thesis, "Abyssal Tephra Layers in the Eastern Mediterranean and Scotia Sea," was produced by the then-new marvel of word-processing; and his doctoral work at Oregon State required computerized statistical analysis. By 1981, Federman had his first personal computer. It was as a lecturer in geology that Federman came to IPFW in 1982, but he soon became known on campus as an advocate of computer literacy and information-sharing. He and chemistry professor David Onwood championed formation of the Senate Computer Users Advisory Subcommittee, and Federman also participated in a faculty computer-literacy program headed by LRC Director Kenneth J. Balthaser. With backing from two summer grants, he developed two courses, WordStar on the IBM-PC and Scientific Computing on the VAX. His big switch from the earth and space sciences faculty to the computer and data processing staff occurred in February 1985. A blizzard having forestalled a scheduled trip to IU Bloomington to give a geology lecture, Federman, by then an assistant professor, attended an IPFW computer-literacy meeting. During discussion of the vacant position in academic computing, he said offhandedly, "Gee, maybe I should apply." The immediate, positive reaction of fellow committee members was enough to remove the "maybe." As coordinator of academic computing, Federman now offers user services to faculty and staff whose computer skills vary greatly. Some still jump when the computer beeps, he says, while others come to him with sophisticated questions about the latest statistical software packages. He supervises a staff consultant and nine student consultants, has developed nine different courses, writes in-house documentation and the departmental newsletter, consults with research faculty, and assists with campus plans to purchase hardware and software. His office shelves are crammed with manuals and computer-oriented periodicals, and throughout the day, his desk becomes heaped with more material. Keeping up is hard to do, says Federman, not only of computers, but also of his geological interests. His latest scientific presentation, on the weathering of volcanic glass, was in April. Although Federman tries to dispel the beginner's awe of computers, he's not immune to an occasional mysterious happening. One such occurred, embarrassingly enough, during a faculty tour of the computer and data processing area. Within minutes after Federman had made great claims for the merits of power-protection devices, a lightning strike somewhere caused the computers to go off-line. One expects that within minutes, he was nimbly explaining about backing up disks.
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INTERCOM
Vol. 7 No. 6 Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne February 1987
A dream celebrated
Celebrating the life and dream of slain civil-rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. occasioned many happy and spirited moments, the week of Jan. 15-23, and IPFW was at the center of several events. In the photograph at the right, senior voice student Grace Spruiell is accompanied by Rebekah Bower. They were among the IPFW music students who performed during a Sunday afternoon concert at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art. In the photograph below right, three of the organizers and participants in the Afro-American Heritage Bowl, sponsored by the IPFW Black Collegian Caucus, discuss the successful event. More chairs had to be hauled into Walb Memorial Union Ballroom to accommodate the audience, which numbered more than 200. Five-member teams from Anderson College, Taylor University, and IPFW competed. Pamela Elliott, administrative assistant in the IU School of Dentistry, coordinated activitites. Pictured are, from left, William Montgomery, coordinator of multicultural services at Taylor; Gregory E. Bell, assistant professor of education at IPFW; and Michael Edmonds, an IPFW student, who was a member of the winning team.
Black history month observed
February is black history month, and the IPFW campus again this year is offering activitites that promote understanding of Afro-American history and heritage. Among the events planned is a luncheon rap with black alumni at noon, Feb. 12 in the Fairfield and Columbia Rooms of Walb Memorial Union. For information about other activities, call (219) 481-6830.
Inside Intercom: Mystery solved, Page 1 Women's Center, Page 2
A tale of Lucile
Walfred J. Larson of Bellevue, Wash., wanted to return some long-missing property to Lucile of Fort Wayne. However, he had never seen her nor did he know her whereabouts or her name. Luckily, the reference librarians at IU Bloomington and IPFW were able to help. Lucile is a lyric drama written by Edward Robert Bulwer-Lytton, first earl of Lytton, under the pen name of Owen Meredith. What Lucile is missing are two illustrations-reproductions of watercolor paintings by T. McIlvaine. Helen Loos Larson removed the prints for framing before donating the book to an Indiana University library in 1969. Wrote her son to IU on Nov. 18, "forever after she felt a little guilty about defacing the book-for she did enjoy and honor good books … remembering my mother's stated wish that she could somehow return the prints to the book, I have enclosed Xerox copies of the prints; if you can make a match, I will send the originals along." Unfortunately, Larson did not know the title, and his mother died in 1981. Ellen Rudolph, IU library's gifts librarian, Bloomington, searched for Helen Larson's name in the files of the IU general and rare and special collections as well as the IU Foundation with no luck. Rudolph wrote an apologetic note to Larson on Dec. 2, telling him that the IU Bloomington library did not have the book. Since Larson's mother had lived in Fort Wayne at the time of the donation, Rudolph decided to forward the inquiry to Larry Griffin, IPFW director of library services. When Griffin received news of the search for the unknown book, he had a few more leads. Tony Shipps, IU English, theatre, and drama librarian, did some detective work and Rudolph included his findings in her accompanying letter. Shipps discovered that McIlvaine's illustrations were copyrighted in 1893 by Frederic A. Stokes Co., and after more research, stumbled upon the book, Lucile, filled with such prints, and wondered if this might be the book in question. Wrote Rudolph, "He stressed that this is a wild guess and should not be considered as the book she gave." Shipps' "wild guess" was right. Ted Hunsberger, assistant director for administrative services, found the book in IPFW's Helmke Library. He remembered that Louise Sample, reference librarian at the time, had accepted a stack of books from Helen Larson. He particularly remembered Lucile because "she made a point of telling us what a good book it was, and that she wanted to make sure a library got it." Since the spine binding was frayed, the library staff wanted to repair it. "The illustrations were very unusual, and primarily because of this, we thought it should be restored," Hunsberger said. The book was not rebound as this would have destroyed the original cover. Griffin wrote to Larson on Dec. 23 with the good news. Helen Loos Larson's name and date of donation were in the front of the book. Griffin noted that "the illustrations are extraordinary; I can understand why your mother wanted to frame them." The originals are now ready to be reunited with Lucile. Pauline Hunsberger, Helmke Library archivist, will "tip" the prints into the book using glue. The process will not disturb the other pages. To all who worked to locate the book and make the late Helen Larson's wish come true, a quote from the last pages of Lucile: "That hope't is your part to aid towards achievement, to save from reverse … I go to my work: you to yours."
Pauline Hunsberger carefully glues lost illustration into book.
INTERCOM February 1987
Alumni events
March sampler: emerald isle to the shores of sex
This year's International Dinner will surely put you in the mood for the "wearing of the green" on St. Patrick's Day. The theme is "A Taste of Ireland," and you're promised a typical Irish corned beef dinner plus entertainments and displays on Sunday, March 15, at 6 p.m. in Walb Ballroom. The event is the eighth annual dinner hosted by IPFW Arts and Letters and the IU Alumni Association. During dinner, David J. Shaul, assistant professor of English, will play Irish airs on the harp. After dinner will come an exuberant performance of Irish jigs and reels by the Shuffle Creek Dancers, a troupe from Bloomington. Displays will feature Irish handicrafts, art, textiles, and musical instruments. Reservations may be made by calling the IPFW Alumni Office, at 481-6807; the cost is $9.75 for adults, and $7.75 for children 12 and younger. June Reinisch, director of the Kinsey Institute in Bloomington, will speak to education alumni, teachers, and community members at the second annual IU Education Alumni Conference, Wednesday, March 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Walb Ballroom. Reinisch, a developmental psycho-biologist known for her work on the behavioral influences of exposure to prenatal hormones, is the Kinsey Institute's third director. After Alfred Kinsey's death, Paul H. Gebhard, an anthropologist who had been a key member of the Kinsey team, assumed directorship. Reinisch came in 1982 and immediately broadened the organization's scope, changed the name to the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction, and started a syndicated newspaper column on sexuality, "The Kinsey Report." The Institute has become more visible in recent years. Reinisch has encouraged and won media attention. Stories about her and the Institute have appeared in a wide variety of newspapers and magazines, including Newsweek, People, Omni, Cosmopolitan, Psychology Today, and The New York Times. In addition, Reinisch has been featured prominently in The Human Animal, a book by Phil Donahue. She has appeared on dozens of radio and television programs, and the public has seen glimpses of a wide range of Institute activities. According to Reinisch, all of this is "very, very exciting." Preceding Reinisch's presentation, the IU Alumni Association and the IPFW division of education will give the Distinguished Education Alumnus Award to Cleo Fox. Fox, an IU at Fort Wayne education graduate, is a third-grade teacher at Southwick Elementary School in the East Allen County Schools district.
DIRECTIONS Pathways To Educational Opportunities
About 4,500 students from high schools and junior high/middle schools in northeastern Indiana are expected to attend a super Saturday event at the Grand Wayne Center, March 18. It's called "Directions: pathways to educational opportunities," and it represents a new community effort to promote post-secondary education. Sponsors are Indiana University-Purdue University at Fort Wayne, Fort Wayne Community Schools, and WPTA, Channel 21. The program goes far beyond the usual college fair to include: • 120 exhibits and representatives from Indiana, Michigan, and Ohio colleges; • 18 interest sessions on topics students and parents need to know; • access to a computerized database of college information; and • opportunities for parents and students to talk with college representatives and high-school guidance counselors. Announcements will soon begin on WPTA-TV, Channel 21, and a special supplement in the Fort Wayne newspapers will appear a week before the event. IPFW representatives on the coordinating committee are Marian K. Adair, director of career services; Richard M. Bellows, director of financial aid; Mark A. Franke, assistant dean, academic services; and Donna J. Worthley, director of Student Academic Counseling Services.
Perspective By Donna J. Middleton
With the opening of the Women's Center, IPFW has added a valuable service for a large segment of its student population: the returning adult woman. Historically, adult women have found it hard to come to a decision about attending college; and, once admitted, they have experienced problems not faced by adult males and younger students. Complicating their student roles have been the concurrent needs to manage homes, raise children, and work outside the home-sometimes as a family's sole wage-earner. These responsibilities, plus feelings of guilt about spending less time with their families and fears of not being able to compete scholastically with younger students, have caused potentially good students to give up before they've really begun. When support and encouragement are available, adult women learn quite quickly to cope and become successful college students. The Women's Center is now available to provide such support and encouragement in ways small and large. Perhaps what's needed is simply an accurate bit of information or a proper referral. On the other hand, there may be broader needs for special programs or support groups. The center is staffed by adult women students who have dealt with typical problems and become successful students; their knowledge, gained through experience and training, is a valuable asset to other adult women students. Since the Women's Center's Nov. 19 opening, 103 women have phoned or visited to ask questions, find help for a specific problem, use the reference materials, or simply to express delight that IPFW has made such a service available. The number of contacts has been surprising to the staff, considering that the Center was closed during the Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Year's holidays. As a result of these contacts, the Women's Center has been able to determine some specific needs and has developed several programs to deal with these needs. Already in progress are math-anxiety and parenting-support groups, a drop-in discussion group, and a basic home-repair workshop. Special events during February include a display in the Center on "Black Women in History" and a program for Black History month, sponsored with the office of minority affairs. In addition to providing services for adult woman students, the Women's Center is taking an active part in providing programs for women in the community. On opening day two programs, entitled "New Directions for Women," discussed: (1) career options, present and future; (2) women who have been, who are, and who will be successful in college; and (3) where and how to begin individual goal setting. Attending were 120 women from Fort Wayne and surrounding communities, many of whom expressed appreciation for the very informative and stimulating program. It is hoped that programs such as these will have an impact in encouraging adult women to attend college. Realistically, we would not expect to see enrollment results before fall 1987. However, we were pleasantly surprised to learn that nine of the women attending the Nov. 19 workshop who were not then enrolled, registered for spring classes. Middleton, who joined the IPFW staff in 1971, is the campus equal employment opportunity officer.
AROUND IPFW
Publications/Presentations
Richard Hess, associate professor of communication, will present a paper, "Political Nominating Conventions and the 'Telereal'," at the 91st annual meeting of the Michigan Academy of Science, Arts, and Letters in Ann Arbor, Feb. 27-28. Kathleen Rassuli, visiting lecturer in marketing, is co-writer with Stanley C. Hollander, professor of marketing at Michigan State University, of "Desire-Induced, Innate, Insatiable?" This article was published in the fall 1986 Journal of Macromarketing. Mitchell Sherr, assistant professor of supervision, presented two papers at the Women in Higher Education: Tradition, Transitions, and Revolutions Conference in Orlando, Fla., Jan. 21-23. The papers were titled, "A Survey of the Impact of Federal Policy Decisions on Equal Pay/Comparable Worth Practices in Higher Education" and "Sexual Harassment in Higher Education." Seven faculty members from the department of computer technology have roles in the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) Computer Science Conference and Special Interest Group on Computer Science Education (SIGCSE) Technical Symposium in St. Louis, Feb. 17-21. Robert Barrett, associate professor and associate dean of ETN, is a session and panel chair. Dale Hockensmith, assistant professor, will deliver a paper, "Coordination of Systems Development Courses," and Robert Leeper, assistant professor, will present an abstract, "Conducting a Survey of Community Computer Resources." Also, Karl Rehmer, assistant professor, will give a paper, "A Course in Computer System Planning," and an abstract, "A Geometry Package in Ada." Linda Rising, assistant professor, will present an abstract, "A Comparison of Two Object-oriented Design Methodologies," and she will serve on a panel on professionalism. "Property Computation in Grapple" is the abstract that Bob Sedlmeyer, associate professor, will present, and Mark Temte, assistant professor, will give a paper, "An Application to Support a Course in Numerical Analysis." C. Jack Quinn, chair and professor of manufacturing technology, presented a paper titled "Technology Curriculum-An Academic View" at the American Society of Heating, Refrigerating, and Air Conditioning Engineers annual meeting in New York City Jan. 18-21. Quinn is also chair of a workshop to train program evaluators. "Location of Main Ideas in English Composition Texts" written by Michael F. O'Hear, director of transitional studies, Richard N. Ramsey, associate professor of English and linguistics, and Valli E. Pherson, was accepted for publication in Stanford University's Research in the Teaching of English. "The Substantive Value of Main Idea Statements in Sociology Texts," written by Patrick J. Ashton, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, and O'Hear has been accepted for publication in the Forum for Reading.
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Appointments
Beverly W. Bell, assistant professor of education, will be a commissioner for the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs. A three-person commission considers program descriptions and makes accreditation decisions. Matthew M. Kubik, assistant professor of civil and architectural engineering technology, was elected president of the Fort Wayne chapter of the American Institute of Architects. Mary B. Brant, director of activities and Walb Union Building coordinator, is president of Fort Wayne Sister Cities Committee. She also was reappointed to a three-year term as a state representative with Sister Cities International. Phillip A. Kennell has been named director of international services, a post in which he will recruit international students and coordinate special services to assist them. He will also work to develop academically sound programs whereby junior college graduates can complete bachelor's degrees at IPFW. Kennell has been director of admissions at IPFW since 1976. Karl F. Zimmerman, associate director of admissions, has been named acting director. David R. Skelton has been named associate director of university development, working with Leonard P. Iaquinta, director of development. Skelton, former director of athletics, will expand his fund-raising focus to include not only athletics but also campus-wide development projects. He will continue to teach in the division of education. Arnie Ball, assistant director of athletic programs, will be acting director of intercollegiate, intramural, and recreational programs. Judith M. Clinton, executive director of university relations, was elected secretary of Cable Access Inc., a local non-profit organization offering matching grants for public-access, cable-television productions. Douglas Wartzok, professor and chair of biological sciences, is editor-in-chief and chairman of the board of editors of Marine Mammal Science, a leading journal in the field of marine mammal studies. He is also a member of the board of governors of the Society for Marine Mammalogy. Mark Crouch, associate professor and coordinator, division of labor studies, was recently elected by the Fraternal Order of Police and the Patrolmen's Benevolent Association to represent members of the police department on the Fort Wayne Police Merit Commission. Crouch was secretary of a special Ad-hoc Task Force to review promotion procedures in the Fort Wayne Police Department. Crouch also attended the University and College Labor Education Association Midwest/Southern Regional Professional Development Conference in Toledo, Dec. 11-13, where he and John Russo of Youngstown State University delivered a presentation on "What's Different This Time: Business Led Economic Development."
Grants/Donations
Judith DiIorio, assistant professor of sociology and anthropology, has received an IPFW summer grant to study women's amateur sports in Fort Wayne. Young C. Chen, assistant professor of biological sciences, has received a $5,000 grant to continue his project titled "Effect of Ribavivin on Phenotypic Reversion of Mammalian Cells Transfered by RNA Tumor Viruses." The grant was financed by the American Cancer Society and the Indiana Elks.
Honors/Awards
IPFW has received a certificate of appreciation for valued services from the Fort Wayne area chapter of the American Society for Training and Development. Laverne Ludden, assistant professor of supervision, is president of the Fort Wayne area chapter.
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Briefly noted
• A mixed-media art exhibit, "Renard: A Day in the Life," by AnnMarie LeBlanc, assistant professor of fine arts, will open Feb. 6 and continue through Feb. 28 in the fine arts auditorium, 1026 W. Berry St. There will be a reception for the artist, Feb. 6, from 7 to 9 p.m. LeBlanc's works includes computer-generated, photo silk-screened, airbrushed, color pencil, and pastel. The auditorium is open from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., weekdays. • The Illinois Arts Trio, a cellist, pianist, and violinist from Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, will perform Feb. 8, at 8 p.m., in Neff Recital Hall. The program includes trios by Dvorak and Shostakovitch. • The IPFW Jazz Ensemble will perform Feb. 26, at 8 p.m., in Neff Recital Hall. • Masson Robertson, associate professor of music, will present a piano recital Feb. 28, at 8 p.m., in Neff Recital Hall. Robertson's program includes music of Beethoven and Chopin. • Sister Mary Virginia Orna will discuss Uncovering the Secrets of Medieval Artists through Chemistry at 7:30 p.m., Feb. 20, in Kettler 108A. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, is sponsored by the Northeast Indiana Section of the American Chemical Society. For information, call (219) 481-6289. Orna, a chemistry professor at the College of New Rochelle, is studying medieval blue pigments and pigment analysis of medieval manuscripts.
REGISTRATION WAS MADE EASIER during January's late-registration period thanks to the new information table in the Kettler Hall lobby. Debra D. Walker, secretary to Assistant Dean of Academic Services Mark A. Franke, in the center of the photograph, aids a student.
Student's slogan snaps a salute to FORTE II
FORTE … A Salute to USArts is the winning entry in the FORTE II slogan contest, announced Linda Ruffolo, chair of the second-annual fine arts festival. Dotti DiYanni, of Fort Wayne, submitted the winning slogan. DiYanni, an IPFW student and an employee of Navistar Corp., won $100 for her creative contribution to this year's festival, which will be Saturday, May 30, and Sunday, May 31, on the IPFW campus. DiYanni's slogan was picked from among 147 entries. The contest entrants ranged in age from 9 to 75, and entries were received from throughout northeastern Indiana and northwestern Ohio. Contestants were required to create a slogan that touched on the FORTE II theme of American art and artists. The FORTE II color scheme is red, white, and blue. FORTE II is sponsored by IPFW and the Fort Wayne Fine Arts Foundation, and partially financed by a grant from the Indiana Arts Commission. For more information about FORTE II, call Liffy Franklin, IPFW director of community relations and assistant to the chancellor, at (219) 481-6115. Dotti DiYanni
Pinter play erupts sin, secrets
Joel K. Murray, assistant professor of theatre, directs Harold Pinter's comedy of menace, "The Homecoming," opening Feb. 20 at Purdue Indiana Theatre. Performances continue Feb. 21, 26, 27, and 28, and March 5, 6, and 7. In the six-member cast for the 1965 British play are James Hodgin, Jeff Moore, Jim Nelson, John Swinehart, Michael Bowman, and Ruth Bowman. Michael Bowman is instructor in communication, and Ruth Bowman is associate faculty in theatre and PIT costumer. Moore recently was a finalist at the Irene Ryan Acting Scholarships competition in Columbus, Ohio, as part of the American College Theatre Festival. Murray described Pinter's play as "an absorbing and disturbing theatrical adventure about a family of pimps, prostitutes, and butchers who are visited by another family member and his wife. It is a bitterly humorous, naturalistic nightmare in which the improbable is a way of life." Upcoming at PIT is "The Women," Clare Boothe Luce's acid-tongued comedy about class divisions, women's faithful and not-so-faithful relationships with men, and how these relationships are fractured and reflected in women's friendships. Auditions for "The Women" will be at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 8, and at 7:30 p.m., Monday, Feb. 9, in Kettler G38 on the IPFW campus. Auditioners should be prepared to return for callbacks. Rehearsals will begin Feb. 16, and production dates are April 10 through April 25. Director Larry L. Life, assistant professor of theatre, seeks an all-female cast of 25-35 actors, ages 16 and older, several of whom may play multiple roles. Scripts of "The Women" are available from the department of communication and theatre; to reserve a script, call (219) 481-6825. All PIT performances are at 8 p.m. in the theatre on the ground floor of Kettler Hall on the IPFW campus. Tickets are $5 for general admission, $4 for senior citizens, and $3 for students. For reservations, call the PIT box office, Tuesdays through Saturdays, the weeks of performances, at (219) 481-6555.
SPOTLIGHT ON STAFF Alan Federman
When Alan Federman plunged into computing, it was a "sink-or-swim situation," he recalls. And he was quite literally at sea-aboard a cruise ship outfitted with computer equipment for the scientific analysis of abyssal tephra layers (volcanic ash). A graduate student at the University of Rhode Island at the time, Federman retains "bad memories of being handed a big box of programming cards-totally cryptic-and being told to get the program going in two weeks." Though he had been poorly motivated (and received no credit) in the only undergraduate computer class he had ever taken, Federman obviously rose to the challenge. Without further urging, he became a computer aficionado. His master's thesis, "Abyssal Tephra Layers in the Eastern Mediterranean and Scotia Sea," was produced by the then-new marvel of word-processing; and his doctoral work at Oregon State required computerized statistical analysis. By 1981, Federman had his first personal computer. It was as a lecturer in geology that Federman came to IPFW in 1982, but he soon became known on campus as an advocate of computer literacy and information-sharing. He and chemistry professor David Onwood championed formation of the Senate Computer Users Advisory Subcommittee, and Federman also participated in a faculty computer-literacy program headed by LRC Director Kenneth J. Balthaser. With backing from two summer grants, he developed two courses, WordStar on the IBM-PC and Scientific Computing on the VAX. His big switch from the earth and space sciences faculty to the computer and data processing staff occurred in February 1985. A blizzard having forestalled a scheduled trip to IU Bloomington to give a geology lecture, Federman, by then an assistant professor, attended an IPFW computer-literacy meeting. During discussion of the vacant position in academic computing, he said offhandedly, "Gee, maybe I should apply." The immediate, positive reaction of fellow committee members was enough to remove the "maybe." As coordinator of academic computing, Federman now offers user services to faculty and staff whose computer skills vary greatly. Some still jump when the computer beeps, he says, while others come to him with sophisticated questions about the latest statistical software packages. He supervises a staff consultant and nine student consultants, has developed nine different courses, writes in-house documentation and the departmental newsletter, consults with research faculty, and assists with campus plans to purchase hardware and software. His office shelves are crammed with manuals and computer-oriented periodicals, and throughout the day, his desk becomes heaped with more material. Keeping up is hard to do, says Federman, not only of computers, but also of his geological interests. His latest scientific presentation, on the weathering of volcanic glass, was in April. Although Federman tries to dispel the beginner's awe of computers, he's not immune to an occasional mysterious happening. One such occurred, embarrassingly enough, during a faculty tour of the computer and data processing area. Within minutes after Federman had made great claims for the merits of power-protection devices, a lightning strike somewhere caused the computers to go off-line. One expects that within minutes, he was nimbly explaining about backing up disks.
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